At the Pinnacle of Power: The Female Leader and Her Chief Advisor

No sooner had he finished speaking than Wang Qiang, the director of the municipal government office, came over with a wine glass.

"Mayor Yu, let me toast you."

After saying that, he drank the wine in his glass in one gulp, and then refilled his glass.

"Mayor Yu, when in Rome, do as the Romans do. Since we're in Songxi, let's drink according to Songxi's customs!"

Yu Wei looked at Wang Qiang with a half-smile and asked, "I wonder what you mean by 'special considerations', Director Wang?"

Wang Qiang said, "The rules are simple: the subordinates offer three toasts, and the leader drinks one."

This rule seemed to favor the leaders, but Yu Wei scoffed, "So, if you drink three jin, does that mean I have to drink one jin? Wouldn't not drinking break Songxi's rules?"

Wang Qiang quickly tried to smooth things over, saying, "Mayor Yu is joking. How can we drink like that? We're just drinking to our hearts' content, so as not to affect tomorrow's work."

After saying that, Wang Qiang drank two more glasses in a row.

Yu Wei didn't refuse him, picked up her wine glass, and drank it all in one gulp.

Seeing that others were about to come over to offer a toast, Lu Ming gritted his teeth, grabbed a freshly opened bottle of liquor, and stopped Huang Zhaosheng, the director of the municipal party committee office, who was approaching to ask a question.

"Director Huang, I salute you."

Huang Zhaosheng smiled, a playful smile playing on his lips, and said with a chuckle, "Oh? I wonder how Secretary Lu would like to drink with me?"

Knowing their nature, Lu Ming pretended not to understand and said, "Everyone knows Director Huang's drinking capacity. How about the two of us finish half a bottle?"

Huang Zhaosheng smiled and shook his head, saying, "I think we should try a different way of drinking it."

He picked up the wine jug and filled a small cup with three coins' worth of wine.

He then handed the wine jug to Lu Ming, and clinked his own small three-qian cup against Lu Ming's, saying, "Come on, cheers!"

All eyes were on the two of them. Seeing Lu Ming being insulted by Huang Zhaosheng, they all looked at him with mockery and ridiculed Lu Ming for overestimating himself.

Today, all the leaders are gathered here, and a junior secretary is making a huge fuss over nothing—it's simply outrageous!

Want to shield your boss from drinking?

Row!

I'm curious to see how much you can drink!

Lu Ming narrowed his eyes, suppressing his anger and resisting the urge to flip the table.

"Director Huang, you really love to joke. Look at me, I'm the drinking commander. How should we drink? Shouldn't you take my opinion too?"

"Alright, you're the drinking commander, your boss, pour me as much as you pour, I'll drink it all!"

Just as Lu Ming was about to pour him some wine, Huang Zhaosheng casually remarked, "I'd like to see how much you can pour for me. Think carefully about the consequences before you do!"

The atmosphere immediately plummeted to freezing point upon hearing this.

Lu Ming stared at Huang Zhaosheng, wishing he could strangle this scum on the spot.

If it were up to his temper, he wouldn't care if you were a director or not; if you drank with me, you'd have to drink as much as I did!

But now he's shielding Yu Wei from drinking, so he has to consider Yu Wei's feelings.

If this matter isn't handled properly, Yu Wei might start to look down on him even more.

With that thought in mind, Lu Ming had already decided that he would just deal with it one step at a time.

But just then, Yu Wei's voice rang out from behind.

"Oh, I wonder what consequences Director Huang is referring to?"

Yu Wei's voice was cold and unreadable, revealing neither joy nor anger.

Huang Zhaosheng hurriedly said with a forced smile, "It was a slip of the tongue, a slip of the tongue. Mayor Yu misunderstood."

Yu Wei ignored his explanation, looked at Lu Ming, and said, "Secretary Lu, fill his glass. He'll drink the same amount you drink! If there aren't enough drinks, I'll pay for them myself!"

Lu Ming was moved. He had been worried that his harsh words would upset Yu Wei, but he didn't expect the mayor to be even tougher than him!

With Yu Wei backing him up, Lu Ming felt much more confident and replied with a smile, "Yes!"

Lu Ming filled the wine jug to the brim and handed it directly to Huang Zhaosheng. He then picked up another jug ​​and gently clinked it against Huang's.

Without giving Huang Zhaosheng a chance to react, he tilted his head back and drank the two ounces of liquor in the pot clean.

After finishing his drink, Lu Ming revealed his drink and said, "Director Huang, it's your turn."

Huang Zhaosheng's face stiffened, and he was somewhat embarrassed.

He actually had a low alcohol tolerance; his main plan was to use a series of challenges against Yu Wei, but who would have thought she would be so assertive?

Given the current situation, it seems we have no choice but to drink this pot of wine.

He forced himself to finish the drink, and afterwards his face turned as red as a monkey's bottom, and he kept coughing violently.

Lu Ming continued walking to the next person: "Mayor Jiang, I salute you."

Jiang Ling remained calm, picked up his wine glass, and said, "I'm not a big drinker, so I won't use the wine pot."

After toasting everyone, Lu Ming returned to his seat and quickly stuffed some food into his mouth to fill his stomach.

After finishing the meal, Lu Ming looked at the leaders' table. Although they were still toasting, they were obviously much more restrained.

The reason for this was not because he was toasting.

It was because Yu Wei had just displayed a strong signal.

Her words just now made it clear to the others that this kind of shady drinking culture wouldn't work with her!

The secretaries at this table also went over to offer toasts, and afterwards they chatted and laughed.

However, while they chatted with Zhou Lin, no one paid any attention to Lu Ming.

Lu Ming knew that they simply felt that after being used by Yu Wei, they would eventually be discarded.

However, Lu Ming didn't care about these things, which saved him from having to put on an act and made him feel relaxed and at ease.

After eating and drinking his fill, Lu Ming went outside for a smoke.

After returning, he sat down and drank some hangover tea, glancing at Yu Wei from time to time.

He felt that Yu Wei was exceptionally alluring tonight. Her curves were shapely from the side, and although she was only wearing a simple women's suit, she looked like a model.

Lu Ming's throat moved up and down, and a surge of evil fire suddenly rose in his body, even his dragon tendons were restless.

His mind began to unconsciously conjure up images of Yu Wei's alluring body in the office cubicle.

As he was thinking, Lu Ming realized that his body suddenly became very hot, and even his breathing became heavier.

"What... what's going on?"

Lu Ming sensed that something was wrong.

This feeling is so familiar!

Lu Ming immediately realized that he had been drugged again.

He forcibly pulled his gaze away from Yu Wei and slowly looked at the other people at the table.

These people looked perfectly normal, clearly indicating that he was the only one who had been drugged.

Damn it!

Although I knew someone would target me, I never expected them to do it in this kind of situation!

Moreover, they used such despicable and underhanded methods.

Lu Ming looked down at the hangover tea in his hand. Without a doubt, the problem lay in this.

Lu Ming took a deep breath and left the private room, pretending to be calm.

After rushing into the toilet, he immediately started gagging.

After feeling like he was about to vomit bile, Lu Ming finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Although the dragon tendons remained firm, they no longer had that almost explosive feeling they had just experienced.

He turned on the tap and washed his face. Looking at his pale reflection in the mirror, a fierce rage burned in his eyes.

Who drugged it?

And what is the purpose?

The other party was certainly unaware that he had already noticed the problem, so Lu Ming decided to play along.

He returned to the classroom box as if nothing had happened, and then deliberately stared at the other person with a lecherous look on his face.

But nothing else happened until the party ended.

Gan!

Have we been discovered?

Lu Ming emerged from the guesthouse with a puzzled expression, when he suddenly realized that Yu Wei was gone.